Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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A wasabi farmer describes the unique cultivation of wasabi, a plant that thrives in cool, creek-bed-like conditions, emphasizing the labor-intensive process of hand-harvesting and the plant's full edibility. Highlighting the farm's dedication to growing wasabi exclusively, the farmer shares the meticulous care required from checking the rhizome's size by hand to the careful trimming and cleaning of each plant.

Wasabi farms are rare in the U.S. We visit Frog Eyes Wasabi in the Pacific Northwest to find out about this remarkable plant.

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